James Miller

How Strait disruptions and shrinking refinery capacity squeeze diesel supply chains and trucking margins

The temporary halt of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively removed roughly 15–20% of daily crude flows from commercial transit, triggering an immediate surge in Brent beyond $82/bbl and a sharp spike in diesel futures—a direct hit to the trucking sector that consumes over 35 billion gallons of diesel annually.

Diesel Outpaces Crude in Early Trading as Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty Ripples Through Markets

Ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) for the front-month contract surged roughly 12.8% in early Sunday trading to $2.8415/g, outpacing Brent (+7.4%) and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (+7.3%), as markets digested U.S.

Container Lines Suspend Persian Gulf Calls After Strikes on Jebel Ali and Strait of Hormuz

Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. instructed vessels to avoid Persian Gulf calls and seek shelter after missile and drone strikes affected Jebel Ali and other ports, leaving tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz and interrupting a key crude oil and container artery. Immediate operational picture: vessels, ports and routes Multiple carriers suspended or diverted services to Persian Gulf hubs. Container ships that normally call at Jebel Ali and nearby UAE ports were ordered to omit those calls or reroute via alternative ports. Tankers were observed anchoring outside the Strait of Hormuz while cruise and naval assets repositioned. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

Cargojet’s fleet redeployment, UPS partnerships and what it means for freight networks

Cargojet has operated as many as 14 Boeing 757-200 rotations between the Toronto area and Louisville and flown seven Boeing 767-300 legs primarily between Vancouver and Louisville in the past three months to meet UPS demand after the MD-11 groundings.

BNSF must convert efficiency gains into higher operating margin, Greg Abel says

BNSF reported a 2025 operating ratio of 65.5%, translating to an operating margin of 34.5% — about 5.7 percentage points behind western rival Union Pacific at 59.8%.

What a freight scam call revealed about identity theft and communication control

A routine carrier verification call about a refrigerated shipment en route to Chicago ended with an unambiguous admission: “Honestly… it’s gone.” That moment is now a textbook example of how modern freight fraud moves from paperwork to physical loss.

Neolix autonomous mini-trucks cut IKEA Hefei pick-up times and halve transport costs

IKEA China has put two Neolix electric mini-trucks into continuous operation in Hefei, moving goods from a nearby warehouse to the store floor and pick-up point — a move that reduced average customer waiting time for store collection from six hours to two and lowered transportation costs by more than 50%.

FMCSA enlists drivers to pre-test Flexible Sleeper Berth and Split Duty pilots for HOS reform

FMCSA is recruiting 18 commercial truck drivers to take part in a six-week pre-test of the Flexible Sleeper Berth and Split Duty Period pilot programs, with participants receiving $600 for completing all study tasks under data collection managed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).

Supreme Court tariff decision forces small businesses to rethink inventory, refunds, and supplier diversification

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision immediately increased ambiguity in landed cost calculations for import-dependent SMBs, complicating reorder points, safety stock levels, and short-term freight buy decisions across air, ocean, and overland lanes.

Chapman Freeborn’s emergency charters and flight support amid Middle East airspace disruption

More than 2,000 flights to and from major Gulf airports were cancelled, according to Flightradar24 tracking, forcing rapid re-routing, ad hoc charters and time-critical cargo diversions that directly tested global supply-chain resilience.

Aurrigo cleared to operate airside ground handling at East Midlands Airport — what this means for cargo operations

Aurrigo International plc has been issued a formal ground handling licence under the Airports (Ground Handling) Regulations 1997 for operations at East Midlands Airport (EMA), enabling on-airport deployment and one-to-one support for its autonomous ground service equipment (GSE) during roll-out and integration phases.

cargo.one expands into ocean rates with Cargofive and unveils AI-native multimodal logistics OS

On February 25 cargo.one closed the acquisition of ocean rate platform Cargofive, immediately adding connections to the top 10 ocean carriers and an ocean rate database covering roughly four million trade lanes, while securing about $20M in capital from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners to accelerate its AI-driven infrastructure for multimodal logistics.